15th Marik Militia | diceandpaint

Purple BattleMechs and tanks deployed across a printed BattleTech hex map of rivers and desert.

Black-and-white unit badge: a scowling one-eyed giant's head above a banner reading "Polyphemus".

15TH MARIK MILITIA FREE WORLDS LEAGUE c. 3007

Competed 4/26/2025
Catalysts Miniatures
Paints used:
Pro Acryl: Royal Purple, Plum, Coal Black, Dark Silver, Orange Red, Brown
Two Thin Coats: Runic Purple; Marine Blue; ELysium Blue; Evil Eye Red; Emperor Red; Scabbard Brown, Vambrace Brown; Talisman Green; Craven Yellow; Trooper White
Oils: Abteilung 502 - Engine Grease; art store Violet

The 15th Marik Militia is a Battletech unit. I decided to paint it up for the connection to Snord’s Irregulars, another force I’m working on. The unit is a pretty typical Free Worlds League unit during the 4th Succession War when the conflict between the two units takes place. As Free Worlds League militia didn’t have dedicated vehicle formations I’ve supplemented them with an armored company from the local planetary militia.

The Fire Lance is taken from the 1986 supplement Cranston Snord’s Irregulars and while not a technically legal Fire Lance for Alpha Strike I’m going to say it counts.

From 3052 the 15th was heavily involved with the Word of Blake so I’m considering expanding in that direction in the future.

RECON LANCE: LCT-1V Locust; WSP-1A Wasp; STG-3R Stinger; FLE-17 Flea

FIRE LANCE:
WVR-6M Wolverine; CRD-3R Crusader; ARC-2R Archer; MAD-3M Marauder

BATTLE LANCE:
RFL-3N Rifleman; UM-R60 Urbanmech; BJ-1 Blackjack; OTL-4D Ostel

ROCHELLE PLANETARY DEFENSE COMPANY:
Galleon Light Tank Lance; Vedette Medium Tank Lance; Ontos Heavy Tank Lance

The purple 15th Marik Militia mechs and tanks spread over the hex map, seen from the front.

High-angle view of the whole purple force, mechs in the back ranks and tanks in the foreground.

The painted 15th Marik Militia in purple, arrayed on a BattleTech hex map.

Close view of purple BattleMechs striding across the hex map's rivers, with a tank at the edge.

Purple mechs and a group of tanks with orange and blue panel markings, close up on the map.

The full company of purple mechs and tanks arranged in depth across the hex map.

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